About Jigana Village

Jigana is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 717, made up of 394 males and 323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 820 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.95 hectares hectares.

Jigana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jigana village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Sonbhadra
Tehsil	Robertsganj
Area (hectares)	66.95 hectares
Population	717
Male Population	394
Female Population	323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	820
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jigana compares

By the 2011 count Jigana is the 276th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 66.95 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Jigana

Jigana is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jigana as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jigana from other places

Jigana lies about 30 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Khairahi, about 28 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Jigana
Nearest town	Ahraura	24 km
Nearest railway station	Khairahi	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Robertsganj	30 km
District headquarters	Sonbhadra	30 km

Villages closest to Jigana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Robertsganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Jigana

As per the Census of India 2011, Jigana village had a population of 717. That makes it the 276th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Jigana village has 394 males and 323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigana has about 820 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Jigana covers 66.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jigana falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jigana is Khairahi, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jigana.

Jigana is about 30 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jigana is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Ahraura is about 24 km away. Khairahi is about 28 km away. Robertsganj is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.